Talking Threads in Sumter

Sumter County Gallery of Art in conjunction with the exhibition
TRADITION/INNOVATION: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art presents
TALKING THREADS:
a quilt & fiber arts symposium
Saturday, October 24, 9:30 - 4:30

9:30 - 10:00 Meet and greet/Coffee and muffins
10:00 - 11:00 "Innovation - BY DESIGN" with Dr. Marlene O'Bryant Seabrook, contemporary quilt maker of Charleston, SC
11:15 - 12:15 Lunch Break (Lunch not provided)
1:15 - 3:15 String Quilt & Memory Block Workshop with Gustina Atlas
Tradition/Innovation artist, traditional quilt maker of Dallas, TX
3:30 - 4:30 "Sourcing the World: Re-imagining Historic Tapestry" with Jon Eric Riis, Tradition/Innovation artist, contemporary fiber artist of Atlanta, GA

All lecutres/workshops are free to the public
Pre-registration is required for Gustina Atlas workshop (Space limited to 35)

This symposium made possible by:
A grant from the Southern Arts Federation
Sumter County Cultural Commission
Hampton Inn